Comments on: How Do You Get Reform in a Country Like the Philippines? http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2012/04/25/how-do-you-get-reform-in-a-country-like-the-philippines/ Weekly Insight and Features from Asia Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jaime Faustino http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2012/04/25/how-do-you-get-reform-in-a-country-like-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-3570 Jaime Faustino Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:26:00 +0000 http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/?p=13874#comment-3570 Hi Margaret, You are absolutely right -- Leadership matters. This is supported by the book of case studies (see "Built on Dreams, Grounded in Reality" in this website) and the work of Adrian Leftwich and others at the Developmental Leadership Program (see dlprog.org). We should also acknowledge that individual citizens and not just the government can provide leadership. In the majority of cases studied, leaders from business associations, think tanks, and civil society emerged and acted as the principal drivers for reform. Focusing our efforts on building local leadership beyond government and instead in all parts of society is likely a good investment for the long-term. Hi Margaret,

You are absolutely right — Leadership matters.

This is supported by the book of case studies (see “Built on Dreams, Grounded in Reality” in this website) and the work of Adrian Leftwich and others at the Developmental Leadership Program (see dlprog.org).

We should also acknowledge that individual citizens and not just the government can provide leadership. In the majority of cases studied, leaders from business associations, think tanks, and civil society emerged and acted as the principal drivers for reform. Focusing our efforts on building local leadership beyond government and instead in all parts of society is likely a good investment for the long-term.

]]> By: Margaret TC Gangte http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2012/04/25/how-do-you-get-reform-in-a-country-like-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-3449 Margaret TC Gangte Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:07:09 +0000 http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/?p=13874#comment-3449 Based on experience in a country like India which failed to take up the second generation reforms since the first reforms on deregulation in the 1990s, the utmost requirement today is good leadership who can form a dedicated competent team ...(not appointed or nominated by favoritism and nepotism) to build strong disciplined institutions that carry out reforms and changes in local context and content instead of blind copying of another model. A country capable of choosing the ''right persons for the right jobs'' are the winners today against increasing odds in environment, immigration, community sustainability, social securities and relations with neighbors. The principle of good leadership and choosing the right persons for the right jobs applies for both the developed and developing countries. Understanding good leadership is the difficulty; a good person may not necessarily be a good leader, being a female candidate would not automatically qualify good leadership, impressive professional background may not produce good leadership; inadequate knowledge may lead to poor performance. It is a dilemma to get the right one to lead, and this poses as the biggest challenge facing citizens today...How do you choose and whom do you choose? Based on experience in a country like India which failed to take up the second generation reforms since the first reforms on deregulation in the 1990s, the utmost requirement today is good leadership who can form a dedicated competent team …(not appointed or nominated by favoritism and nepotism) to build strong disciplined institutions that carry out reforms and changes in local context and content instead of blind copying of another model.

A country capable of choosing the ”right persons for the right jobs” are the winners today against increasing odds in environment, immigration, community sustainability, social securities and relations with neighbors.

The principle of good leadership and choosing the right persons for the right jobs applies for both the developed and developing countries.

Understanding good leadership is the difficulty; a good person may not necessarily be a good leader, being a female candidate would not automatically qualify good leadership, impressive professional background may not produce good leadership; inadequate knowledge may lead to poor performance.

It is a dilemma to get the right one to lead, and this poses as the biggest challenge facing citizens today…How do you choose and whom do you choose?

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